Ronnie Milsap discography
The discography of American country music singer Ronnie Milsap consists of 30 albums and 79 singles. Since releasing his first album in 1971, Milsap has had 36 number-one hits on the Billboard country chart and sold over 35 million albums. In addition, 26 of his US number-one hits reached number-one on the RPM Top Country Tracks chart in Canada; three songs that did not reach number-one in the US were number one in Canada; and two of his US number-one country hits also topped the US adult contemporary chart. As of 2000, he has recorded 7 gold albums, 1 platinum album, and 1 double-platinum album.
Ronnie Milsap discography | |
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Studio albums | 30 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 13 |
Music videos | 13 |
Singles | 79 |
No. 1 singles overall | 42 |
Studio albums
1970s
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
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US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN Country [2] | |||
Ronnie Milsap |
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— | — | — | |
Where My Heart Is |
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5 | — | — | |
Pure Love |
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8 | — | — | |
A Legend in My Time |
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4 | 138 | — | |
A Rose By Any Other Name |
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23 | — | — | |
Night Things |
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2 | 191 | — | |
20/20 Vision |
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3 | — | — | |
It Was Almost Like a Song |
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3 | 97 | 18 | |
Only One Love in My Life |
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3 | 109 | 9 |
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Images |
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5 | 98 | 9 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1980s and 1990s
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
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US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN Country [2] | |||
Milsap Magic |
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3 | 137 | — | |
Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing |
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6 | 89 | — | |
There's No Gettin' Over Me |
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1 | 31 | — |
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Inside |
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4 | 66 | — | |
Keyed Up |
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2 | 36 | — | |
One More Try for Love |
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10 | 180 | 2 | |
Lost in the Fifties Tonight |
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1 | 121 | — |
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Heart & Soul |
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13 | — | — | |
Stranger Things Have Happened |
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20 | — | 20 | |
Back to the Grindstone |
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24 | 172 | — | |
True Believer |
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— | — | — | |
Sings His Best Hits for Capitol Records |
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— | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s, 2010s and 2020s
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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US Country [1] |
US [1] |
US Christ [1] |
US Jazz [1] | |||
Just for a Thrill |
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— | — | — | 11 | |
My Life |
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46 | — | — | — | |
Then Sings My Soul |
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19 | 127 | 8 | — | |
Country Again |
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— | — | — | — | |
Summer Number Seventeen |
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— | — | — | — | |
Gospel Greats |
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— | — | — | — | |
The Duets |
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— | — | — | — |
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A Better Word for Love |
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— | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
The Duets album charted on three different charts. Listed in the order from highest. Independent Album chart #15 - Top Current Album Sales chart #47 - Top Album Sales chart #57. The Duets album is Ronnie's latest album charting to date!
Christmas albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
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US Country [1] | ||
Christmas with Ronnie Milsap |
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65 |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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US Country [1] | |||
Ronnie Milsap Live |
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2 |
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Ronnie Milsap Live |
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— | — |
Blast From The Past |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
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US Country [1] |
US [1] | |||
Greatest Hits[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | 36 | |
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
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1 | 102 |
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 |
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— | — | |
The Essential Ronnie Milsap |
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— | — | |
Super Hits |
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— | — | |
40 #1 Hits |
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19 | 178 |
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RCA Country Legends |
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— | — | |
Ultimate Ronnie Milsap |
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— | — | |
All American Country |
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— | — | |
The Essential Ronnie Milsap |
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— | — | |
16 Biggest Hits |
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67 | — | |
Playlist: The Very Best of Ronnie Milsap |
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— | — | |
The RCA Albums Collection[6] |
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— | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
As a featured artist (Albums)
Year | Song | Artist | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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US Country | US Country Airplay | US AC [7] |
US | CAN Country | CAN | AUS | |||||
1983 | Put a Quarter in the Jukebox | Barry Manilow | — | — | Greatest Hits Vol. II | ||||||
1993 | Johnny B. Goode | Ronnie Milsap | Blue Suede Sneakers | ||||||||
2003 | Prisoner Of The Highway | Mark Wills | And The Crowd Goes Wild | ||||||||
2008 | Good Thing's Gone Bad | James Otto | Shake What God Gave Ya | ||||||||
2010 | Up To Zion (Live) | Ronnie Milsap | Count Your Blessings (Live) | ||||||||
What A Difference You've Made In My Life (Live) | |||||||||||
2012 | What A Difference You've Made In My Life | Mary Sarah | Bridges | ||||||||
2015 | Nohin' To Do Round Here | Ira Dean
(Feat. Other singers) |
It's About Time | ||||||||
Twelve Days Of Christmas | Rhonda Vincent
(Feat. other Country legends) |
Christmas Time | |||||||||
2017 | Achy Breaky Heart 25th | Billy Ray Cyrus | Set The Record Straight | ||||||||
A Woman In Love | George Bryan | Second Chances | |||||||||
2019 | Shakey Ground | Montgomery Gentry | Outskirts
(Also on Ronnie's album The Duets) | ||||||||
2022 | Oh! Lady Be Good | Michael Feinstein | Gershwin Country | ||||||||
2023 | I Just Feel Like Something Good Is About To Happen | Ronnie Milsap | N/A | "Gaither Tribute:
Award Winning Artists Honor The songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither" |
Singles
1960s and 1970s
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||||
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US Country [8] |
US [9] |
US R&B | US AC [7] |
CAN Country [2] |
CAN [2] |
CAN AC [2] |
AUS [10] | |||
1963 | "Total Disaster"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1965 | "Never Had It So Good" | — | —[lower-alpha 2] | 19[12] | — | — | — | — | — | |
1966 | "When It Comes to My Baby"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"The End of the World"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Ain't No Soul Left in These Old Shoes of Mine"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1967 | "The House of the Rising Sun"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1968 | "Do What You Gotta Do"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1969 | "Denver" | — | —[lower-alpha 3] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1970 | "Loving You Is a Natural Thing" | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"A Rose by Any Other Name (Is Still a Rose)" | — | —[lower-alpha 4] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1971 | "Sunday Rain"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ronnie Milsap |
1972 | "Magic Me Again"[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1973 | "I Hate You"/"(All Together Now) Let's Fall Apart"[lower-alpha 5] | 10 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | Where My Heart Is |
"That Girl Who Waits on Tables" | 11 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | ||
1974 | "Pure Love" | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 71 | Pure Love |
"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" | 1 | 95 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | A Legend in My Time | |
1975 | "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" | 6 | —[lower-alpha 6] | — | — | 3 | 91 | — | — | |
"Daydreams About Night Things" | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 35 | — | Night Things | |
"Just in Case" | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | ||
1976 | "What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20/20 Vision |
"(I'm A) Stand by My Woman Man" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"Let My Love Be Your Pillow" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Ronnie Milsap Live | |
1977 | "It Was Almost Like a Song" | 1 | 16 | — | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 81 | It Was Almost Like a Song |
"What a Difference You've Made in My Life" | 1 | 80 | — | 19 | 1 | 96 | 43 | — | ||
1978 | "Only One Love in My Life" | 1 | 63 | — | 24 | 1 | 83 | — | — | Only One Love in My Life |
"Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1979 | "Back on My Mind Again"/"Santa Barbara"[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
"Nobody Likes Sad Songs" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Images | |
"In No Time at All"/"Get It Up" | 6 | 43[lower-alpha 7] | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
1980s
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
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US Country [8] |
US [9] |
US AC [7] |
CAN Country [2] |
CAN [2] |
CAN AC [2] |
AUS [10] | |||
1980 | "Why Don't You Spend the Night" | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | Milsap Magic |
"My Heart"/"Silent Night (After the Fight)"[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | ||
"Cowboys and Clowns"/"Misery Loves Company"[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | —[lower-alpha 8] | — | 10 | — | — | — | Bronco Billy (soundtrack) | |
"Smoky Mountain Rain" | 1 | 24 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |
1981 | "Am I Losing You" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing |
"(There's) No Gettin' Over Me" | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 98 | There's No Gettin' Over Me | |
"I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" | 1 | 20 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 57 | ||
1982 | "Any Day Now" | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 96 | Inside |
"He Got You" | 1 | 59 | 15 | 2 | — | 10 | — | ||
"Inside"/"Carolina Dreams"[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 27 | 1 | — | 6 | — | ||
1983 | "Stranger in My House" | 5 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 55 | 55 | Keyed Up |
"Don't You Know How Much I Love You" | 1 | 58 | 12 | 1 | — | 8 | — | ||
"Show Her" | 1 | —[lower-alpha 9] | 17 | 1 | — | 4 | — | ||
1984 | "Still Losing You" | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | One More Try for Love |
"Prisoner of the Highway" | 6 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
"She Loves My Car" | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985 | "She Keeps the Home Fires Burning" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits, Volume 2 |
"Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 20 | 66 | ||
1986 | "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby" | 1 | — | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | Lost in the Fifties Tonight |
"In Love" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"How Do I Turn You On" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1987 | "Snap Your Fingers" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Heart & Soul |
"Make No Mistake, She's Mine" (with Kenny Rogers) | 1 | — | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"Where Do the Nights Go" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
1988 | "Old Folks" (with Mike Reid) | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
"Button Off My Shirt" | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||
1989 | "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | Stranger Things Have Happened |
"Houston Solution" | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||
"A Woman in Love" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
1990s
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
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US Country [8] |
US AC [7] |
CAN Country [2] | |||
1990 | "Stranger Things Have Happened" | 2 | — | 1 | Stranger Things Have Happened |
1991 | "Are You Lovin' Me Like I'm Lovin' You" | 3 | — | 3 | Back to the Grindstone |
"Since I Don't Have You" | 6 | 25 | 7 | ||
"Turn That Radio On" | 4 | — | 2 | ||
1992 | "All Is Fair in Love and War" | 11 | — | 13 | |
"L.A. to the Moon" | 45 | — | 73 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 | |
1993 | "True Believer" | 30 | — | — | True Believer |
"I'm Playing for You"[13] | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s-2020s
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
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US Country [8] |
US AC [7] | |||
2000 | "Time, Love and Money" | 57 | — | 40 #1 Hits |
"Livin' on Love" | — | — | ||
2006 | "Local Girls" | 54 | — | My Life |
"You Don't Know My Love" (with Jypsi) | — | — | ||
2009 | "Up to Zion" | — | — | Then Sings My Soul |
"My First Ride" (with Trace Adkins) | — | — | — | |
2011 | "If You Don't Want Me To (The Freeze)" | — | — | Country Again |
2013 | "Summer Number Seventeen" | — | — | Summer Number Seventeen |
2019 | "Southern Boys and Detroit Wheels" (with Billy Gibbons) | — | — | The Duets |
"Smoky Mountain Rain" (with Dolly Parton) | — | 27 | ||
2020 | "Merry Merry Christmas Baby" | — | — | — |
2021 | "Wild Honey" | — | — | A Better Word For Love |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
As a featured artist (singles)
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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US Country | US Country Airplay | US | US AC [7] |
CAN Country | CAN | AUS | SCO | |||||
1987 | "Make No Mistake, She's Mine" | Kenny Rogers | 1 | 42 | 1 | I Prefer the Moonlight (also on Milsap's album Heart & Soul) | ||||||
2016 | "Forever Country" | Artists of Then, Now & Forever | 1 | 33 | 21 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 29 |
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2023 | "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" | Deborah Silver | ||||||||||
Promotional singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country [8] | |||
1975 | "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" | 15 | A Rose by Any Other Name |
"A Rose by Any Other Name" (re-release) | 77 | ||
1976 | "Crying" | 79 |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1981 | "(There's) No Getting Over Me" | |
"It's All I Can Do" | ||
"I Wouldn't Have Missed It For the World" | ||
"Too Big For Words" | ||
1982 | "Any Day Now"[14] | David Hogan |
1983 | "Stranger in My House" | |
1984 | "She Loves My Car" | |
1985 | "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"[14] | |
1988 | "Old Folks"[14] | Phran Schwartz |
1989 | "Houston Solution" (Live)[14] | Steve Womack |
"A Woman in Love"[14] | John Lloyd Miller | |
1991 | "Since I Don't Have You" | Deaton Flanigen |
1993 | "I'm Playing for You" | Steven Goldmann |
2006 | "Local Girls" | Eric Welch |
2011 | "If You Dont Want Me To (The Freeze)" | |
2016 | "Forever Country" (Artists of Then, Now & Forever) | Joseph Kahn |
2021 | "Big Bertha" (Lyric Video)" (featuring Vince Gill) | |
Notes
- Greatest Hits also peaked at number 10 on the RPM Country Albums chart in Canada.[2]
- "Never Had It So Good" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[11]
- "Denver" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[11]
- "A Rose by Any Other Name (Is Still a Rose)" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[11]
- Single was released as a double A-side.
- "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[9]
- "In No Time at All" and "Get It Up" charted as a double A-Side on the Hot Country Songs charts; on the Hot 100, only "Get It Up" charted.[9]
- "Cowboys and Clowns" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[9]
- "Show Her" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[9]
References
- allmusic ((( Ronnie Milsap > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
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- "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - July 29, 2010: Ronnie Milsap certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
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- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (The Week of November 27, 1965)". Billboard.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. October 30, 1993.
- "Ronnie Milsap Great Video Hits VHS Video Out Of Print RARE". Retrieved 2015-03-17.